Why we should let Faroe islanders hunt whales
Tim Ecott
It’s one of the world’s most ancient traditions – and it does little lasting harm
In Tórshavn, capital of the Faroe Islands, I met a man who first helped his father kill a whale with a sharp knife when he was eight years old. The spouting blood soaked his hair and covered his face like warpaint. He remembered the warmth on his skin, a contrast to the cold North Atlantic in which they stood …
Spectator.co.uk – 1 February 2014
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India Becomes Second Country to End Testing on Animals for Household Products
Alexis Croswell
This announcement joins a wealth of good news coming from India recently in regards to animal testing ( www.onegreenplanet.org/animals… ). In June 2013, India joined the European Union ( www.onegreenplanet.org/news/in… ) on an all out ban of animal testing for cosmetics. A few months later, in December, they announced their plans to ban animal testing on all imported cosmetics ( www.onegreenplanet.org/news/in… ) as well. Now, India is banning animal testing for household products!
The decision came about after much pressure from PETA and specifically PETA India’s Science Policy Adviser, Dr. Chaitanya Koduri …
One Green Planet – January 30, 2014
India Becomes Second Country to End Testing on Animals for Household Products
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UN targets wildlife traders in Africa sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved two sanctions resolutions that for the first time target illegal wildlife traffickers with links to armed groups in central Africa.
A resolution renewing an arms embargo and financial sanctions against armed groups in Congo included individuals who finance those groups through wildlife trafficking …
NorthJersey.com – Thursday January 30, 2014, 1:50 PM
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